TobyI drank yak blood. Really. Yesterday, after eight years of not eating red meat. The flavor had a quality surprisingly similar to raw milk, a […]
Category: Asia
The Journey that Wouldn’t End to the Edge of the World
This is truly the edge of the world. I know I have written those words before, but I never felt them so avidly to be […]
Fair & Lovely
[Also published at www.yourvox.org] When drugstores sell creams to lighten your skin, and your vagina, and women buy these things by the thousands, something is […]
A Poem About Traveling
Hello from Sikkim! I present you with a brief poem I wrote about our journey here from Kathmandu… A Poem About TravelingReady, set, sit wait […]
Boudha in Five Lines
I wanted to offer a more complete answer to the question what is Boudha like? than I have given so far. In five lines and […]
Shit Buses Say
They crowd the streets of Kathmandu, barreling down the (undefined) center line at breakneck speed… it feels fast at least. Painted in a fiesta palette […]
One, Two, Tsum*!
How about an update on my seventeen-day trekking adventure in fast-forward journal mode? Let’s go! Day 1 (September 26): Kathmandu (elevation 1400 meters) to Arughat […]
The Goats of Nepal
Sometimes, words are inadequate. So without further ado, I bring you the Goats of Nepal…(This is only the beginning; I will be adding to these […]
When Cultural Sensitivity is Overrated and Mosquitoes Should Be Killed
“Never step over people or tables. Don’t put books on the floor. Never point your feet at someone.” While we sat on cushions around the […]
Through the Bazaar: My First Nepali Journey
Tashi Delek (“Auspicious Greetings” Tib.) from Nepal, officially! It would be difficult to exaggerate the toll that being sick took on my first week’s experience […]